When you first started dating , what was your favorite perfume or cologne to wear. Mine was Jean Nate. And you?

[debm55]

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[redstatebluegirl]

1. I borrowed my Mom's White Shoulders

for my first formal date. I still think of her if an older woman walks by wearing that scent. My first date with my husband I wore Eternity.

[FalloutShelter]

3. It was White Shoulders for me too.

Still love the scent of gardenia.

[debm55]

42. Thank you very much for sharing with us, redstatebluegirl.

[MoonlightHillFarm]

2. Ambush

[debm55]

43. Thank you very much, MoonlightFarm. I liked Ambush too.

[some_of_us_are_sane]

70. Me too!

Still love that scent!

[EYESORE 9001]

4. English Leather

I transitioned into Grey Flannel later on, finally eschewing olfactory enhancement therapy altogether, preferring to remain scentless.I was surprised by a yuge bottle of Grey Flannel on my last birthday that I just know is a lifetime supply -and then some.

[debm55]

44. HAHAHHAHAHAHAHH. Thank you very much for sharing. I remember English Leather but I can't place Grey Flannel.

[Srkdqltr]

5. Anise-anise by Cacheral.

[u4ic]

16. Anais Anais

Anise is liquorice, might make some run

[Srkdqltr]

23. I thought it looked wrong. 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 thanks. I still wear it BTW. 61st wedding anniversary today.

[u4ic]

89. You might have attracted a nice

Dutch or Scandinavian guy with Anise Anise

Happy Anniversary! It's indeed a lovely scent, I used to wear it myself.

[applegrove]

29. I have that now. I wear it once a year.

[debm55]

45. Thank you ,Srkdqltr. That sounds very nice.

[LuckyCharms]

6. Deb, I used to wear a scent called "Eau No".

[Kali]

18. LOL!

[debm55]

46. Hahahaha. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Lucky Charms.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Wind Song.

[debm55]

47. Thank you very much, sinkingfeeling. I sinkingfeeling. I still remember the commercial and song for it. I wore it as I

Grew out of Jean Nate.

[sueh]

73. I remember the jingle from the commercial ..

"I can't seem to forget you. Your wind song stays on my mind".

[debm55]

78. Yes, Thank you very much, sueh.

[JMCKUSICK]

8. Drakkar Noir

[debm55]

48. Thank you very much for sharing, John. Do you still wear?

[LoisB]

9. My Aunt Margie's English Lavender by Yardley.

[Kali]

20. I liked Yardley Lavender too

if you can find it now it is not the same at all. though there are other decent lavender products out there. I just kind of got tired of it and am now on the search for citrus scents.

[LoisB]

24. I hope you find a good one. Refreshing.

[debm55]

49. Thank you for sharing, LoisB, I loved Yardley's English Lavender and their Lilies of the Valley. Wore in college.

[Polly Hennessey]

10. I have a few: Love's Fresh Lemon; White Shoulders;

Sweet Honesty; Wind Song. One other - L’Heure Bleu by Gurlaine. I had to stop wearing this one because my husband said it gave him a headache. I was worried because I thought he said I gave him a headache 🤕 😆

[kerry-is-my-prez]

34. Like those 2 but also Muguet des Bois, Charlie, Loves Lemon,

[debm55]

50. Oh very nice choices. Polly Hennessey. I understand about your husband and the headaches. I have the same reaction with

certain perfumes. Sweet Honesty and Wind Song were great.

[Niagara]

11. "Nosferatu" by Heretic Parfum

At your neck and call.

[Harker]

12. Treat anyone to a stake dinner?

[Niagara]

15. Yes, with Fang fries. That is my grave news.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

37. And bloody Marys?

[Niagara]

40. Fang-tabulous. I'm coffin up some laughs here. Be sure to save room for some vein-illa ice cream

[debm55]

51. HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA. That's funny, Thank you Niagara.

[Aristus]

13. I always just used a drug store cologne. Nothing fancy. Not expensive.

It was called Iron. It smelled pretty good; not cheap or overwhelming at all. My future wife liked it. She associated the smell with me so strongly that she just called it "Smells Like Bob".

Now she has an intolerance to fragrances. She used to be a fragrance model back in the day, and I guess all those years of inhaling those strong perfumes ruined them for her.

[debm55]

54. Thank you very much, Aristus. I have the same problem as your wife. I had to enter stores on the side entrance so I

didn't have to enter the women giving out samples.

[Talitha]

14. Tabu

It was all the rage when I was 'that age'.

[debm55]

56. Thank you very much, Talitha. I remember the scent.

[u4ic]

17. Jovan Musk, Love's Baby Soft

[Niagara]

21. I have to admit I still wear Coty Wild Musk

I can wear Coty Wild Musk but I can't wear Jovan Musk.

The Jovan brand makes me sneeze like crazy!

[debm55]

58. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Niagara. I went through the Wild Musk period also

[debm55]

57. Two beautiful scents. Thank you for sharing, u4ic.

[debm55]

64. Thank you u4ic.

[Kali]

19. I remember that!

some family friends gave me a gift set. it wasn't bad. I have never been much into "artificial stench" I remember having some kind of spray that was green apple scent and came in a glass bottle shaped like an apple.

I recently found and ordered lemon up products at Vermont Country Store. disappointing both in quality and the scent. guess you can't go back to the past.

[debm55]

59. Thank you, Kali. I remember a short period of time, I would buy "perfumes" from Bath and Body. I smelled like a fruit

basket .

[hunter]

22. I always go with unscented.

Unscented soap, shampoo, deodorant, laundry detergent...

I find scents distracting, sort of like itchy clothes. I've also got a good seam ripper so I can remove the tags from shirts.

[debm55]

61. Thank you very much, hunter. My soaps, deodorant and laundry detergent are all scent free.

[hamsterjill]

25. Oh, come on now!!! Was there anything else?

Skinny Dip, of course.

[debm55]

62. HAHAHAHHHAHHAHAHHHAHA. thanks hamsterjill.

[Ocelot II]

26. L'Air du Temps.

[dhol82]

35. I loved that scent!

Used it as an Eau de Cologne and their powder.
Not made any longer.

[debm55]

65. Thank you very much, Ocelot II for sharing.

[applegrove]

27. I rarely dated so I didn't partake in perfume. I was s a teen when I was told that my hair smelt of shampoo fragrance

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(Agree) but that didn't sink in and my hair was long, I never used conditioner, so people may have thought I was wearing perfume when I was not.

[debm55]

63. Thank you very much applegrove. I used a shampoo that smelled like a nature scent. Then I didn;t wear perfume.

[dflprincess]

28. Yardley Jade

My grandmother used their lavender so that was a no-go for me.

[debm55]

66. HAHAHHAHAHH. I loved the scent of lavender. Thank you for sharing , dflprincess.

[dflprincess]

71. I do too

and now the scent reminds me of Gram so I like it even more.

[skylucy]

30. Estee Lauder Youth Dew.

[debm55]

67. Thank you very much for sharing with us, skylucy. Both are great scents.

[tblue37]

31. Shalimar & less often, Chantilly.

[debm55]

68. Thank you so very much for sharing with us, tblue37. Wonderful

[greatauntoftriplets]

32. 4711.

Later I wore Shalimar and L'Heure Bleu. Now I almost never wear any scent because I never go anywhere dressy.

[debm55]

69. Agree with you. Thank you for sharing, greatauntoftriplets.

[Phoenix61]

33. Youth Dew then moved to Giorgio and Chloe. Still love both.

Sadly they quit making Chloe.

[debm55]

83. Thank you Phoenix61 for sharing with us.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

36. Love's Baby Soft

And I still love it.

Hard to find, though.

[zanana1]

38. Avon's Honeysuckle perfume was my favorite.

[sueh]

72. Mine, too

[Emile]

39. English Leather

[no_hypocrisy]

41. Muguet des Bois and Emeraude

Drugstore cheap and were nuanced.

[debm55]

82. HAHA. Thank you very much, no_hypocrisy. The same can be said of Jean Nate.

[PJMcK]

52. Jovan Musk

In the '70s, it was considered groovy. Ugh.

[debm55]

80. Hey, PJMcK. Jovan Musk was groovy.

[PJMcK]

81. You crack me up, Deb! (n/t)

[GreenWave]

53. Sadly I never really dated. It was "let's play house forever!"

[debm55]

79. Thank you for sharing, GreenWave.

[Mad_Dem_X]

55. True Love (by Elizabeth Arden)

[debm55]

77. Thank you sharing, Mad_Dem_X

[SamKnause]

60. Ciara by Revlon.

I will be 73 and I still use it.

It has been the only scent that I have used.

[debm55]

76. Thank you very much for sharing with us, SamKnause.

[jmowreader]

74. None

My first actual date was when I was 26, and I didn’t wear fragrance then.

However…about nine months ago I went on a date with a lady who wanted to visit a department store cosmetics counter. We get to where they’re selling the Chanel fragrances, and she’s like “Oh! Chanel no 5! I love this stuff! Let’s see what it smells like on you!” She sprays me, we let the alcohol boil off… “what do you think?” I take a whiff. “I think it smells exactly like the shower gel I use.”

[debm55]

75. HAHAhhahaha. Thank you very much jmowreader. I, myself never liked Channel no. 5. Too strong.

[jmowreader]

85. "Too strong" isn't the issue

Paying $125 for an ounce of something that smells like $4.95/bottle soap is. I wear Lancome Idole, and that's about as strong as the Chanel stuff - but smells nothing like my shower gel.

[demmiblue]

84. Lauren

[yellowdogintexas]

86. Je Revien by Worth was my absolute favorite

My aunt brought a fragrance assortment back from Germany and I appropriated the Je Revien. It was a beautiful blue color. The little bottle was just a sample size but I made it last.

I never wear perfume anymore because it all gives me a headache - except that one never did.

It is still made but it is not the exact formula and isn't quite the same

[retread]

87. Never did a lot of dating. I did wear Jade East because my mother was unable to tell if I had been drinking by her

sniff test when I wore it.

[LudwigPastorius]

88. In my 20s, I pined for a young lady who told me once that she liked Aramis.

So, I bought a big bottle, thinking we were going to be an item for a while.

She dumped me after two dates, and I think I still have that bottle in the back of a drawer somewhere.